peikonlehti
Finnish
Jättipeikonlehti, Monstera deliciosa
Etymology
peikon (“of troll”) + lehti (“leaf”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpei̯konˌlehti/, [ˈpe̞i̯ko̞nˌle̞ht̪i]
- Rhymes: -ehti
- Syllabification(key): pei‧kon‧leh‧ti
Noun
peikonlehti
- monstera (plant of the genus Monstera, endemic to Central and South America, some species of which are commonly used as houseplants)
- short for jättipeikonlehti, ceriman, Swiss cheese plant, Monstera deliciosa (the most commonly cultivated species of this genus)
Usage notes
- The term "Swiss cheese plant" refers in many sources to the most commonly cultivated species Monstera deliciosa, but is sometimes used also of the whole genus Monstera and sometimes to refer to another species within the genus.
- Some more commonly cultivated species have their own common names:
- jättipeikonlehti, Monstera deliciosa (ceriman, Swiss cheese plant etc.)
- menninkäisenlehti, Monstera obliqua
- Monstera acuminata (shingle plant)
- Monstera friedrichsthalii (Fredericka starlite)
Declension
| Inflection of peikonlehti (Kotus type 7*F/ovi, t-d gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | peikonlehti | peikonlehdet | |
| genitive | peikonlehden | peikonlehtien | |
| partitive | peikonlehteä | peikonlehtiä | |
| illative | peikonlehteen | peikonlehtiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | peikonlehti | peikonlehdet | |
| accusative | nom. | peikonlehti | peikonlehdet |
| gen. | peikonlehden | ||
| genitive | peikonlehden | peikonlehtien | |
| partitive | peikonlehteä | peikonlehtiä | |
| inessive | peikonlehdessä | peikonlehdissä | |
| elative | peikonlehdestä | peikonlehdistä | |
| illative | peikonlehteen | peikonlehtiin | |
| adessive | peikonlehdellä | peikonlehdillä | |
| ablative | peikonlehdeltä | peikonlehdiltä | |
| allative | peikonlehdelle | peikonlehdille | |
| essive | peikonlehtenä | peikonlehtinä | |
| translative | peikonlehdeksi | peikonlehdiksi | |
| instructive | — | peikonlehdin | |
| abessive | peikonlehdettä | peikonlehdittä | |
| comitative | — | peikonlehtineen | |
| Possessive forms of peikonlehti (type ovi) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | peikonlehteni | peikonlehtemme |
| 2nd person | peikonlehtesi | peikonlehtenne |
| 3rd person | peikonlehtensä | |